Majestic Princess Review

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The three CCCs ship

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druettjo
10+ Cruises • Age 80s

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Sail Date: Dec 2018
Cabin: Deluxe Balcony (obstructed view)

This was our first Princess cruise. We chose it because we are booked for the 2019 World Cruise on Sea Princess, and this was a kind of "dry run" -- if one can have a "dry" run at sea! We are pleased we did it, as we learned a lot.

We joined the Cruise Critic message board for this cruise, as well as the World one, and are so pleased that we did. At the meet and greet, it was great to fit faces to names, and have people to wave to in the corridors.

We called ourselves the three C's -- Cool Christmas Cruisers -- and the three CCCs certainly fitted this ship -- though I am going to add more. It was Cool (the AC worked overtime, despite the cool weather), Clean (sparkling, in fact), and Colossal (it took us four and a half minutes to walk the corridor from our cabin the bow to the sternmost exit, which was the only way to the Allegro restaurant). It was also Confusing. By the 12th day people were still getting lost, myself being one of them. This can be blamed on a very poor interior design. The Piazza should be the heart of the ship, as the Atrium is on most ships we have sailed, but instead it is an impediment. It is also very noisy, as loud classes, such as Zumba, have to be held there, for lack of entertainment space. And the shops are not in an arcade, but scattered like an airport duty free area, making it very hard to walk through, when there is a crowd. I don't think they were doing much trade; I certainly didn't pause to browse.

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Deluxe Balcony (obstructed view)

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Ours was a last-minute purchase, following an irresistible online offer. We did not expect much, and were very pleasantly surprised. As it was right in the bow, the balcony was cramped, but served its purpose. The connecting door to the crew working area was loose and rattled loudly, but we fixed that by piling the balcony furniture against it. The cabin was spacious, and very well designed, with a sofa, which we enjoyed. A big flat screen TV on the wall, and a good selection of news channels, music and film. I loved the open wardrobe area, next to the bathroom, so easy for storage and access. The bathroom was small, but had a wonderful shower with a detachable head, great for washing the feet. Toiletries were excellent, better than on most ships. The mirror makes you look fat! A quick check in the mirror in the wardrobe area is reassuring! The bathroom one must be slightly warped. No noise from below, above, or the corridor, but be warned, the crew start work in the bow at four in the morning. And they don't care about how much noise they make. Not talking, but a lot of gear being shifted around. Plus the bow thrusters are an excellent sign that you are entering port.

Our steward, Jessie, was wonderful.

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